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Microsoft is investing heavily in cybersecurity, and this role puts you at the center of that transformation. As a key member of the Investment Strategy team in CPI Finance, you’ll drive financial accountability for high-impact security initiatives. Partnering with the CISO and leadership team, you’ll deliver insights that guide resource allocation and ensure measurable business outcomes. If you thrive on driving results and influencing decisions that matter, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.

As a **Senior Finance Manager - CISO** supporting the Investment Strategy team within the Commercial Products and Infrastructure (CPI) Finance organization, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Microsoft’s cybersecurity priorities—one of the most critical areas for our company and customers in today’s digital landscape. In this role, you will partner closely with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and leadership team to provide financial insights and decision support, while owning financial accountability for strategic investments that secure technology platforms, devices, clouds, and AI across diverse environments. You will analyze business performance, develop plans, and drive efficient resource allocation aligned with engineering priorities, understand key business drivers and KPIs to guide investment decisions, and create streamlined financial processes that enable agility and transparency. Acting as a trusted finance advisor to engineering leaders, you will navigate complexity and ambiguity with a growth mindset, continuously align investments and costs with a prioritized product roadmap, and deliver measurable impact. You will join a highly motivated team that values curiosity, collaboration, and fun while making a meaningful difference in securing the digital future.

We're excited to offer a hybrid role that give you the best of both worlds. You'll get to collaborate in person with your teammates at our Redmond office three days a week, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. If you love connecting face-to-face and also appreciate some work-from-home days, this could be a great fit for you.

Our team culture is centered around Microsoft corporate values and the One Microsoft approach with business partners. Our team is comprised of many individuals with diverse backgrounds and values the unique perspectives and thought processes each colleague brings to the table. Our team leans into helping one another and is not afraid to try new things with a growth mindset mentality.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Partnership

+ Strengthen trusted partnerships to drive business outcomes by focusing on solutions that optimize resource allocation and enhance operational efficiency.

+ Develop frameworks that provide deeper insight into resource allocation, including key drivers and KPIs, to safeguard Microsoft and its product platforms (Azure, M365, etc.), while supporting cross-engineering strategic security initiatives.

+ Provide timely business insights and track execution progress of approved investments, ensuring accountability among leaders and stakeholders.

+ Translate complex data, ambiguous trends, and long-term projections into actionable strategies that inform decision-making.

+ Apply a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft’s broader context and market trends to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business goals.

Prioritization

+ Deliver actionable insights on business health to stakeholders, driving results through performance management, forecast accuracy, and collaboration with business leaders.

+ Manage and execute core business and finance rhythms, including Close, Forecasts, and regular reviews for R&D expenditure, headcount, and other investments, ensuring clear and concise communication.

+ Proactively identify risks and opportunities to support strategic decision-making.

+ Lead planning and budgeting processes in partnership with senior engineering leaders and stakeholders, disseminating targets and budgets while maintaining methodological consistency.

+ Innovate financial data collection and evaluation methods to influence future decisions, recognizing data interconnections and translating them into proactive narratives and forecasts.

+ Use creative data presentations to support decision-making and clearly articulate conclusions

Other

+ Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

+ Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.

+ 5+ year(s) demonstrated track record in controllership, delivering accurate financial reporting, ensuring compliance, and driving process improvements.

Financial Analysis IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $123,500 - $206,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/us-corporate-pay.html)

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until **November 13th, 2025.**

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .